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 1983

Giddins, Gary
Friedman, Carol
A moment's notice : portraits of American jazz musicians
By Carol Friedman.
Text by Gary Giddins
New York, London: Schirmer Books and Collier Macmillan Publishers, 1983, 130 p.


The above item has biographical information on:

  Baker, Chet [Chesney Henry] (b. 1929 d. 1988)   trumpet, trumpeter
  Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984)   bandleader, composer
  Bennett, Tony (b. 1926 a. 1951)   singer, vocals
  Blackwell, Ed [Edward Joseph] (b. 1929)   drummer
  Blake, Eubie [James Hubert] (b. 1883 d. 1983)   cast, composer
  Blakey, Art (b. 1919 d. 1990)   drummer, drums
  Bolden, Walter Lee (b. 1925)   jazz singer
  Brackeen, JoAnne (b. 1938)   piano, composer
  Brookmeyer, Bob [Robert] (b. 1929)   valve trombone, piano
  Carter, Betty (b. 1930)   singer, vocals
  Carter, Ron [Ronald Levin] (b. 1937)   bass (instrument), bass
  Cherry, Don [Donald Eugene].) (b. 1936 a. 1950)   trumpeter, bandleader
  Coleman, George (b. 1935)   alto sax, tenor sax
  Coleman, Ornette (b. 1930)   alto saxophone, drums
  Dickenson, Vic [Victor] (b. 1906 d. 1984)   trombone, vocals
  Eldridge, Roy [David Roy] (b. 1911 d. 1989)   tromba, trumpet
  Evans, Gil (b. 1912 d. 1988)   arranger, piano
  Faddis, Jon [Jonathon] (b. 1953)   cornet, trumpet
  Flanagan, Tommy Lee (b. 1930)   piano, pianoforte
  Fournier, Vernel (Anthony) (b. 1928)   bass (instrument), drummer
  Garland, Red [William M.] (b. 1923 d. 1984)   jazz piano, piano
  Getz, Stan [Stanley] (b. 1927 d. 1991)   tenor saxophone, leader
  Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917)   tromba, trumpet
  Gordon, Dexter (Keith) (b. 1923 d. 1990)   tenor saxophone
  Griffin, Johnny (b. 1928)   alto saxophone, guitar
  Haden, Charlie [Charles Edward] (b. 1937)   string bass
  Hakim, Sadik (b. 1921 d. 1983)   piano
  Hall, Jim [James Stanley] (b. 1930)   jazz guitar
  Hampton, Lionel (b. 1913)   drums, musicista
  Hancock, Herbie [Herbert Jeffrey] (b. 1940)   piano, arranger
  Hanna, Roland (b. 1932)   piano, electric piano
  Harris, Barry (Doyle) (b. 1929)   piano
  Hartman, Johnny [John Maurice] (b. 1923 d. 1983)   jazz singer, vocals
  Heath, Jimmy [James Edward] (b. 1926)   alto sax, sax
  Heath, Percy (b. 1923)   bass (instrument), bass
  Higgins, Billy (b. 1936)   cast, director
  Hines, Fatha [Earl Kenneth] (b. 1903 d. 1983)   piano, bandleader
  Hubbard, Freddie [Frederick Dewayne] (b. 1938)   trumpet, flugel horn
  Jackson, Milt [Milton] (b. 1923)   vibraphone
  Jones, Elvin (Ray) (b. 1927)   drummer, drums
  Jones, Hank (b. 1918)   piano
  Jones, Harold (J.) (b. 1940)   drummer
  Jones, Quincy (Delight) (b. 1933)   arranger, composer
  Jones, Thad (b. 1923 d. 1986)   cornet, trumpet
  Kirk, Roland (b. 1936 d. 1977)   sax, tenor sax
  Konitz, Lee (b. 1927)   alto sax, soprano sax
  Lewis, Mel (b. 1929 d. 1990)   drums, jazz drummer
  McPartland, Marian (b. 1920)   piano, composer
  McShann, Hootie [Jay] (b. 1909 a. 1941-1943)   piano, singer
  Mingus, Charles (b. 1922 d. 1979)   bass (instrument), bass
  Mitchell, Red [Keith Moore] (b. 1927)   bass (instrument), bass
  Mulligan, Gerry [Gerald Joseph] (b. 1927)   arranger, baritone sax
  Oliver, Sy [Melvin James] (b. 1910 d. 1988)   arranger, trumpeter
  Pass, Joe (b. 1929)   guitar, jazz guitar
  Pepper, Art [Arthur Edward] (b. 1925 d. 1982)   alto saxophone
  Rodney, Red (b. 1927)   bebop trumpeter, trumpet
  Rowles, Jimmie (b. 1918)   piano, vocals
  Ruiz, Hilton (b. 1952)   piano, composer
  Shaw, Woody [Herman] (b. 1944 d. 1989)   trumpet, flugel horn
  Shearing, George (Albert) (b. 1919)   piano, piano-accordeon
  Shepp, Archie (Vernon) (b. 1937)   sax, tenor sax
  Shorter, Wayne (b. 1933)   tenor sax, soprano sax
  Simpkins, Andy [Andrew] (b. 1932)   double bass
  Sims, Zoot (b. 1925 d. 1985)   soprano sax, tenor sax
  Sullivan, Ira Brevard (b. 1931)   trumpet, trumpeter
  Tate, Grady (b. 1932)   director, drummer
  Taylor, Cecil (Percival) (b. 1933)   piano, composer
  Terry, Clark [Mumbles] (b. 1920)   trumpet, trumpeter
  Vaughan, Sarah (Lois) [Sassy] (b. 1924 d. 1990)   interprete, singer
  Walton, Cedar [Anthony, Jr.] (b. 1934)   piano
  Weston, Randy [Randolph E.] (b. 1926)   piano, composer
  Williams, Buster [Charles Anthony, Jr.] (b. 1942)   double bass
  Williams, Joe (b. 1918)   banjo, bass (instrument)
  Young, Snooky (b. 1919)   trumpet

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